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Spiderbrella!

Make a Giant Spider!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/spiderbrella • Posted by BarryBelcher

Turn an old umbrella into a man eating spider!

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

Turn an old umbrella into a man eating spider!

Instructions

  1. Watch video tutorial

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    Open up the umbrella and use wire cutters to cut off the handle at the base of the umbrella when open fully.

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    Remove the black vinyl fabric and save it.

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    Wrap the small and medium Styrofoam balls with the black umbrella fabric by gathering all around. Then tie gathers with floral wire leaving and excess wire.

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    Spray paint the metal legs from the umbrella with black paint.

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    With the excess of floral wire, tie spider head and body to the top of the umbrella base.

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    Now, place your spider in it's web and watch what it will catch! Your man-eating spider is light enough to hang from Halloween Spider web without having to tie it to anything.